申論題

三 . In October-December 2020 in Tsing Hua University a series of public lectures were devoted to activities of the famous Song dynasty polymath Shen Kuo (Shen Gua)沈括(1031-1095) who was an expert in numerous fields related to science and technology. Was the phenomenon of Shen Kuo very unusual, or there were other scholars - in China or in the West -- who were experts in different fields of science and technology? Provide an example of such a scholar (NOT Shen Kuo!) who was an expert in at least two fields of science and/or technology. Answer the following questions (in English or in Chinese) about this scholar and provide information necessary to support your opinion:

(1) Briefly describe the biography of this scholar, his educational background, his career, and his religious affiliation (if he had one).(11%)